No. 27,384 Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Kathy Lowden

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 29, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Alternatives to Ubers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CABS

  Possible Answer : cabriolet, taxicab, cab, hack, taxi




• The clue is 5. Game also called "hoops". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BBALL




• The clue is 10. "I'll drink to ___!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: THAT




• The clue is 14. Eleven, in Évian. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ONZE




• The clue is 15. Stan's partner in old comedy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OLLIE




• The clue is 16. ___ cava (blood line to the heart). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VENA

  Possible Answer : vein, venous_blood_vessel, vena




• The clue is 17. Whole bunch at a family reunion?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: DOZENSOFCOUSINS




• The clue is 20. Give for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ENTRUST

  Possible Answer : commit, entrust, trust, leave, confide, intrust




• The clue is 21. Titular film character who lives in a swamp. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SHREK




• The clue is 22. Parent company of Instagram. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: META




• The clue is 24. Kerfuffle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer : hustle, stir, flurry, ado, bustle, fuss




• The clue is 25. Large array for a desk?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: SCORESOFDRAWERS




• The clue is 33. Author Horatio. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ALGER

  Possible Answer : Alger, Horatio_Alger




• The clue is 34. "___ the season!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TIS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_22, Cordyline_terminalis, si, ti, titanium, te, Ti




• The clue is 35. Customizable Nintendo avatar. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MII




• The clue is 36. Kind of salad with celery, apples, walnuts and grapes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: WALDORF




• The clue is 39. Performing group at a homecoming game. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: PEPBAND




• The clue is 42. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TRE




• The clue is 43. The sun or the moon. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ORB

  Possible Answer : revolve, globe, orb, eyeball, orbit, ball




• The clue is 45. You might ask for one at an annual review. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: RAISE

  Possible Answer : heighten, upraise, enhance, parent, set_up, upgrade, climb, ascent, acclivity, farm, enkindle, conjure_up, leaven, bring_up, hike, resurrect, rise, lift, grow, stir, wage_hike, produce, promote, salary_increase, advance, raise, nurture, get_up, call_forth, wage_increase, conjure, invoke, kick_upstairs, heave, kindle, put_forward, erect, evoke, fire, recruit, elicit, levy, arouse, put_up, prove, elevate, rear, provoke, call_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : level, descent, lower, demote




• The clue is 46. Big group in a dog show?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: OODLESOFPOODLES




• The clue is 51. Word before cream or crystals. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : methamphetamine_hydrochloride, sparkler, ice, water_ice, ice-skating_rink, glass, icing, ice_rink, chalk, shabu, frosting, frost, chicken_feed, internal-combustion_engine, crank, ICE, meth, frappe, Methedrine, methamphetamine, deoxyephedrine, trash




• The clue is 52. Mattress specification. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FIRM

  Possible Answer : unbendable, steady, steadfast, unfluctuating, loyal, unwaveringly, unshakable, business_firm, strong, immobile, unfaltering, house, stiff, truehearted, fast, firm, steadfastly, solid, firmly, tauten, unwavering




• The clue is 53. Lead-in to soprano. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MEZZO

  Possible Answer : mezzo, mezzo-soprano




• The clue is 56. Suddenly started speaking. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: PIPEDUP




• The clue is 61. Massive collection for an alchemist?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: OCEANSOFPOTIONS




• The clue is 65. Blacken on the grill. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CHAR

  Possible Answer : blacken, charr, sear, charwoman, coal, char, cleaning_woman, scorch, cleaning_lady, woman




• The clue is 66. Be behind. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TRAIL

  Possible Answer : give_chase, lead, dog, get_behind, train, track, drag, drop_back, chase_after, chase, hang_back, go_after, shack, tail, trail, drop_behind, tag




• The clue is 67. Boring routines. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RUTS

  Possible Answer : groove, furrow, rut, estrus, heat, oestrus

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus




• The clue is 68. Word after "Going once, going twice!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SOLD

  Possible Answer : trade, betray, sell, sold, deal

  Possible Opposite Answer : buy, unsold




• The clue is 69. Tube-shaped pasta. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PENNE

  Possible Answer : penne




• The clue is 70. Achievement for Elton John and John Legend, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EGOT

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. With 28-Down, emergency status. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CODE

  Possible Answer: codification, write_in_code, computer_code, encipher, inscribe, cypher, cipher, code, encrypt

• The clue is 2. Unknown writer, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ANON

  Possible Answer: anon

• The clue is 3. [Wrong answer!]. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BZZT

• The clue is 4. Oracle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: illusionist, vaticinator, prophet, seer, prophesier, visionary, oracle

• The clue is 5. Office heads. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BOSSES

  Possible Answer: knob, chief, honcho, hirer, boss, party_boss, gaffer, emboss, foreman, stamp, political_boss

• The clue is 6. Drunk as a skunk. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BLOTTO

  Possible Answer: soused, blotto, smashed, pixilated, sloshed, loaded, wet, cockeyed, crocked, blind_drunk, plastered, tight, sozzled, stiff, fuddled, pissed, slopped, besotted, soaked, squiffy, pie-eyed

• The clue is 7. Sitcom extraterrestrial. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ALF

• The clue is 8. D.M.V. document: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LIC

• The clue is 9. Virgo preceder. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo

• The clue is 10. "Nashville" or "Atlanta," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TVSHOW

• The clue is 11. ___ apparent. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer: inheritor, heritor, successor, heir

• The clue is 12. Name shared by two of King Henry VIII's wives. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer: Anne

• The clue is 13. Job. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TASK

  Possible Answer: chore, task, project, undertaking, labor, tax, job

• The clue is 18. Uno or due. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: NUMERO

• The clue is 19. Org. that grades meat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: USDA

  Possible Answer: Agriculture, USDA, Agriculture_Department, Department_of_Agriculture

• The clue is 23. Fore's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AFT

  Possible Answer: astern, aft, abaft

  Possible Opposite Answer : fore

• The clue is 24. Rear end, in London's West End. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ARSE

  Possible Answer: behind, butt, stern, fundament, can, tush, keister, asshole, buns, backside, bum, tooshie, bottom, posterior, tail_end, buttocks, prat, nates, arse, tail, ass, seat, bunghole, fanny, arsehole, rump, hind_end, hindquarters, rear, derriere, rear_end

• The clue is 25. Took care of. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SAWTO

• The clue is 26. "Of course!," in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CLARO

  Possible Answer: claro

• The clue is 27. Looked at rudely. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OGLED

  Possible Answer: ogle

• The clue is 28. See 1-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer: Marxist, Red_River, cherry, violent, redness, ruddy, red, red_ink, cerise, crimson, ruby, Bolshevik, Red, blood-red, reddish, flushed, cherry-red, bolshie, bolshy, red-faced, reddened, carmine, ruby-red, scarlet, loss

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

• The clue is 29. Guacamole or hummus. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DIP

  Possible Answer: drop, magnetic_dip, fall, magnetic_inclination, douse, cutpurse, dim, free_fall, plunge, pickpocket, inclination, dip, duck, souse, sink, dunk, angle_of_dip

• The clue is 30. It might be spam. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EMAIL

  Possible Answer: netmail, email, e-mail, electronic_mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail

• The clue is 31. Lather, ___, repeat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: RINSE

  Possible Answer: wash, gargle, rinse_off, rinse, rinsing

• The clue is 32. Diner add-ons. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SIDES

  Possible Answer: side_of_meat, side, incline, position, slope, face, English

• The clue is 37. Warm pink hue. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ROSE

  Possible Answer: climb_up, heighten, jump, blush_wine, uprise, climb, rebel, ascend, resurrect, roseate, rise, lift, grow, originate, come_up, move_up, wax, arise, develop, pink_wine, stand_up, rosiness, go_up, get_up, rose, rosebush, rose_wine, rosaceous, turn_out, prove, surface, rise_up, mount, rear, spring_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : fall, turn_in, go_to_bed, wane, sit_down, set

• The clue is 38. To and ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FRO

• The clue is 40. Not tardy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: PROMPT

  Possible Answer: immediate, prompt, quick, actuate, move, prompting, motivate, instigate, remind, command_prompt, propel, incite, inspire, cue, straightaway

• The clue is 41. Misbehaving. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BAD

  Possible Answer: spoilt, spoiled, speculative, defective, regretful, forged, tough, uncollectible, bad, high-risk, badness, unfit, unsound, badly, big, risky, sorry

  Possible Opposite Answer : goodness, unregretful, good

• The clue is 44. Very good pal, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BFF

• The clue is 47. ___ brain (source of our primal instincts, it's said). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LIZARD

  Possible Answer: lounge_lizard, lizard

• The clue is 48. Supply-and-demand subj.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ECON

• The clue is 49. Broadway musical about the son of Charlemagne. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: PIPPIN

  Possible Answer: Pippin

• The clue is 50. Baltimore ballplayer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ORIOLE

  Possible Answer: oriole, American_oriole, Old_World_oriole, New_World_oriole

• The clue is 53. Slipperlike shoes, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MOCS

• The clue is 54. Repeat word for word. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: reverberate, repeat, resound, recall, Echo, ring, sound_reflection, reverberation, echo, replication

• The clue is 55. Ardent enthusiasm. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ZEAL

  Possible Answer: zeal, ardour, elan, eagerness, forwardness, readiness, ardor

• The clue is 57. Ireland, to the Irish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EIRE

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Ireland, Irish_Republic, Ireland, Eire

• The clue is 58. ___ Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DOUG

• The clue is 59. "For ___ us a child is born". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: UNTO

• The clue is 60. Vowelless attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PSST

• The clue is 62. Pit stop brand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.

• The clue is 63. Something crushed during a gold rush. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ORE

  Possible Answer: ore

• The clue is 64. Devotee. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FAN

  Possible Answer: winnow, devotee, lover, rooter, buff, fan, sports_fan

27399-Thu Nov 14, 2024 NYT by Matthew Faiella

Across Clues :

1. ___ Posadas (annual Latin American celebration), 4. Care, 8. Quickly throw (together), 12. Iron-rich molecule in blood, 13. "That makes sense", 14. Literally, "bean curd", 15. Fail to mention, 16. Car freshener scent, 17. Doner ___ (meat dish), 18. Uninhabited wilderness, 19. Motor coaches?, 21. Element between bromine and rubidium, 23. Blocks in a bar, 24. Blanquette de ___ (French stew), 25. Drop precipitously, as a stock price, 27. Bird with a harsh cry, 30. Went all out, 32. Trait of a courageous person, 33. Soup go-with, 34. Before, in classic poetry, 35. Former N.F.L. quarterback Tim, 36. Position in soccer and football, 37. Red carpet attire, 39. Award first given by King George V, in brief, 40. Classic dog name, 41. Election campaign, 42. ___-mo, 43. Blade seen on the Angolan flag, 46. Hit rock album of 1980 depicted three times by this puzzle, 51. Levels in a ring, for short, 52. Consumed gladly, 53. Nowadays it's often accessed via QR code, 54. Call at a bakery, 55. Big Ben, e.g., 56. Sob, 57. Member of a "Great" quintet, 58. Make some noise, 59. Pet welfare org., 60. Key above ∼

Down Clues :

1. King Julien of "Madagascar," for one, 2. Titular horror movie town, 3. Temporary defeat, 4. Game show billed as the "world's largest obstacle course", 5. Like the majority of products sold at H Mart, 6. Check for a flat?, 7. Feat, 8. ___ Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, 9. Region of the brain, 10. A ways away, 11. Brits may refer to them as "boozers", 12. Captivate, 17. Certain bribe, 19. "Out of my way!", 20. Feature of many an aged cheese, 22. Recant an opinion, 25. "___ of Adele" (Rodin sculpture), 26. Offerings from 11-Down, 27. Those who apply themselves?, 28. Years, in Uruguay, 29. Tree mentioned in the witches' brew rhyme in "Macbeth", 30. Blot, 31. Pay attention to, 32. Smooth-barked shade tree, 33. W. Coast hub for United Airlines, 35. Retrace one's steps, 37. Heraldic animal, 38. Whom Count von Count is a parody of, 40. Move famously performed by figure skater Surya Bonaly at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 42. Bit of Halloween decor, 43. Hyperactive, 44. 2004 Britney Spears hit, 45. Dirección from Cancún to Cuba, 46. What to expect when you're expecting, 47. Exactly, after "to", 48. Word with division or number, 49. X1, X3, X5 and X7, 50. Increase dramatically, 54. Name tag?

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 14, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

New York Times, Thursday, November 14, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. ___ Posadas (annual Latin American celebration). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LAS

  Possible Answer : lanthanum, lah, Pelican_State, La, Louisiana, atomic_number_57, LA, la




• The clue is 4. Care. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: WARD

  Possible Answer : Barbara_Ward, Ward, Mrs._Humphrey_Ward, ward, Baroness_Jackson_of_Lodsworth, Aaron_Montgomery_Ward, guard, Montgomery_Ward, Mary_Augusta_Arnold_Ward, hospital_ward, cellblock




• The clue is 8. Quickly throw (together). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SLAP

  Possible Answer : bolt, slap, smack, smacking, bang, slapdash




• The clue is 12. Iron-rich molecule in blood. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HEME

  Possible Answer : haem, heme, haemitin, protoheme, hematin




• The clue is 13. "That makes sense". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ISEE




• The clue is 14. Literally, "bean curd". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TOFU

  Possible Answer : bean_curd, tofu




• The clue is 15. Fail to mention. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OMIT

  Possible Answer : pretermit, except, overlook, miss, omit, neglect, overleap, drop, leave_out, exclude, take_out, leave_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, include




• The clue is 16. Car freshener scent. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PINE

  Possible Answer : languish, pine_tree, yen, yearn, ache, pine, true_pine




• The clue is 17. Doner ___ (meat dish). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: KEBAB

  Possible Answer : shish_kebab, kabob, kebab




• The clue is 18. Uninhabited wilderness. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: OUTBACK

  Possible Answer : outback, remote




• The clue is 19. Motor coaches?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: BACKSEATDRIVERS




• The clue is 21. Element between bromine and rubidium. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: KRYPTON

  Possible Answer : Kr, atomic_number_36, krypton




• The clue is 23. Blocks in a bar. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : methamphetamine, icing, shabu, deoxyephedrine, ice-skating_rink, ice, ice_rink, internal-combustion_engine, meth, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, frost, chalk, trash, sparkler, crank, ICE, frappe, Methedrine, water_ice, glass, frosting, chicken_feed




• The clue is 24. Blanquette de ___ (French stew). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VEAU

  Possible Answer : veal, veau




• The clue is 25. Drop precipitously, as a stock price. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TANK

  Possible Answer : cooler, armored_combat_vehicle, army_tank, tank, tankful, tank_car, armoured_combat_vehicle, storage_tank




• The clue is 27. Bird with a harsh cry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: JAY

  Possible Answer : Jay, jay, John_Jay




• The clue is 30. Went all out. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: DIDNTHOLDBACK




• The clue is 32. Trait of a courageous person. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BACKBONE

  Possible Answer : vertebral_column, mainstay, anchor, rachis, spine, lynchpin, backbone, grit, guts, gumption, back, spinal_column, sand, keystone, linchpin, moxie




• The clue is 33. Soup go-with. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SALAD

  Possible Answer : salad




• The clue is 34. Before, in classic poetry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ERE




• The clue is 35. Former N.F.L. quarterback Tim. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TEBOW




• The clue is 36. Position in soccer and football. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: FULLBACK

  Possible Answer : fullback




• The clue is 37. Red carpet attire. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: BACKLESSDRESS




• The clue is 39. Award first given by King George V, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OBE




• The clue is 40. Classic dog name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FIDO




• The clue is 41. Election campaign. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RACE

  Possible Answer : slipstream, race, cannonball_along, backwash, hie, run, bucket_along, rush, raceway, airstream, rush_along, hotfoot, subspecies, hasten, step_on_it, speed, belt_along, wash, pelt_along

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger




• The clue is 42. ___-mo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SLO




• The clue is 43. Blade seen on the Angolan flag. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MACHETE

  Possible Answer : machete, panga, matchet




• The clue is 46. Hit rock album of 1980 depicted three times by this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BACKINBLACK




• The clue is 51. Levels in a ring, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: KOS

  Possible Answer : coss, knockout, kos, KO, kayo




• The clue is 52. Consumed gladly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ATEUP




• The clue is 53. Nowadays it's often accessed via QR code. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MENU

  Possible Answer : carte_du_jour, computer_menu, menu, fare, bill_of_fare, carte, card




• The clue is 54. Call at a bakery. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NEXT

  Possible Answer : following, succeeding, next, adjacent, side_by_side, future




• The clue is 55. Big Ben, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BELL

  Possible Answer : doorbell, bell_shape, Bell, Alexander_Bell, Melville_Bell, buzzer, Alexander_Melville_Bell, Vanessa_Stephen, campana, ship's_bell, Vanessa_Bell, Alexander_Graham_Bell, chime, bell, toll, gong




• The clue is 56. Sob. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: WAIL

  Possible Answer : roar, wail, mewl, plaint, yawl, howl, lament, pule, lamentation, ululate, yaup, whimper




• The clue is 57. Member of a "Great" quintet. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer : Erie, Lake_Erie




• The clue is 58. Make some noise. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YELL

  Possible Answer : hollo, outcry, vociferation, shout_out, shout, squall, call, holler, cry, yell, scream




• The clue is 59. Pet welfare org.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SPCA




• The clue is 60. Key above ∼. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ESC

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. King Julien of "Madagascar," for one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LEMUR

  Possible Answer: lemur

• The clue is 2. Titular horror movie town. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: AMITYVILLE

• The clue is 3. Temporary defeat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SETBACK

  Possible Answer: reversal, setback, blow, black_eye, reverse

• The clue is 4. Game show billed as the "world's largest obstacle course". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: WIPEOUT

  Possible Answer: demolition, destruction, wipeout

• The clue is 5. Like the majority of products sold at H Mart. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ASIAN

  Possible Answer: Asiatic, Asian

• The clue is 6. Check for a flat?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RENT

  Possible Answer: pull, lease, take, rend, split, hire, rive, charter, snag, rip, tear, let, economic_rent, rent, engage

• The clue is 7. Feat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DEED

  Possible Answer: human_action, deed_of_conveyance, human_activity, title, deed, act

• The clue is 8. ___ Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: STEVE

• The clue is 9. Region of the brain. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOBE

  Possible Answer: lobe

• The clue is 10. A ways away. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

• The clue is 11. Brits may refer to them as "boozers". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PUBS

  Possible Answer: saloon, gin_mill, pothouse, taphouse, pub, public_house

• The clue is 12. Captivate. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HOOK

  Possible Answer: bait, plume, lift, purloin, crochet, lure, sneak, filch, sweetener, hook_shot, cop, pilfer, snare, draw, soak, glom, hook, pinch, thieve, accost, crotchet, hooking, pluck, rob, abstract, surcharge, swipe, claw, gazump, come-on, fleece, knock_off, snarf, addict, cabbage, overcharge, snitch, solicit, nobble

  Possible Opposite Answer : unhook, undercharge

• The clue is 17. Certain bribe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: KICKBACK

  Possible Answer: kickback

• The clue is 19. "Out of my way!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: STANDBACK

• The clue is 20. Feature of many an aged cheese. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RIND

  Possible Answer: rind

• The clue is 22. Recant an opinion. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BACKPEDAL

  Possible Answer: backpedal

• The clue is 25. "___ of Adele" (Rodin sculpture). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TORSO

  Possible Answer: body, trunk, torso

• The clue is 26. Offerings from 11-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 27. Those who apply themselves?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: JOBSEEKERS

• The clue is 28. Years, in Uruguay. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ANOS

  Possible Answer: Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, ANO, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims

• The clue is 29. Tree mentioned in the witches' brew rhyme in "Macbeth". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: YEW

  Possible Answer: yew

• The clue is 30. Blot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DAUB

  Possible Answer: plaster, blot, smudge, slur, smear, daub, spot, smirch

• The clue is 31. Pay attention to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HEED

  Possible Answer: attentiveness, mind, paying_attention, heed, regard, listen

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

• The clue is 32. Smooth-barked shade tree. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BEECH

  Possible Answer: beechwood, beech, beech_tree

• The clue is 33. W. Coast hub for United Airlines. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SFO

• The clue is 35. Retrace one's steps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BACKTRACK

  Possible Answer: backtrack, double_back, turn_back

• The clue is 37. Heraldic animal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LION

  Possible Answer: king_of_beasts, Lion, Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Panthera_leo, lion, social_lion

• The clue is 38. Whom Count von Count is a parody of. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: DRACULA

  Possible Answer: Dracula, genus_Dracula

• The clue is 40. Move famously performed by figure skater Surya Bonaly at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BACKFLIP

• The clue is 42. Bit of Halloween decor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SKULL

  Possible Answer: skull

• The clue is 43. Hyperactive. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MANIC

  Possible Answer: frenzied, manic

• The clue is 44. 2004 Britney Spears hit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TOXIC

  Possible Answer: toxic

  Possible Opposite Answer : nontoxic

• The clue is 45. Dirección from Cancún to Cuba. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ESTE

• The clue is 46. What to expect when you're expecting. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BABY

  Possible Answer: coddle, infant, baby, pamper, cocker, cosset, babe, spoil, sister, featherbed, child, indulge, mollycoddle

• The clue is 47. Exactly, after "to". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ATEE

• The clue is 48. Word with division or number. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CELL

  Possible Answer: jail_cell, cellphone, electric_cell, cadre, mobile_phone, cell, prison_cell, cellular_phone, cellular_telephone, cubicle

• The clue is 49. X1, X3, X5 and X7. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BMWS

• The clue is 50. Increase dramatically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: jump, bound, saltation, spring, jump_off, leaping, bounce, leap

• The clue is 54. Name tag?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NEE

  Possible Answer: nee

September 04, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (38 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.6 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle September 04, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Wilt	3
2A	4. Midsize Nissan	6
3A	10. Dirty dog	3
4A	13. Elba, e.g., to Napoléon	3
5A	14. Hammed up	7
6A	15. Plastic ___ Band	3
7A	16. Org. whose members go on hikes?	3
8A	17. Ice cream flavor	7
9A	18. Costello of comedy	3
10A	19. Word before bag or bar	4
11A	21. Form of defamation	5
12A	22. Feeling no pain	4
13A	23. Made privy to, as a secret	7
14A	25. The point of mathematics?	7
15A	27. Tesla competitor	6
16A	28. Disorderly crowd	6
17A	29. ___ place	4
18A	30. Extinct relative of an ostrich	3
19A	33. Devious maneuver	4
20A	34. Ice cream flavor	9
21A	37. Shopping aid	4
22A	40. A Hatfield vis-à-vis a McCoy	5
23A	41. Treat from a truck, maybe	4
24A	45. Virginal	6
25A	47. Had a conniption	6
26A	49. Makings of maple syrup	3
27A	50. AAA handout	7
28A	54. Bathroom item	3
29A	55. Ice cream flavor	9
30A	57. See 1-, 12- and 46-Down	5
31A	60. Mork's home planet on "Mork & Mindy"	3
32A	61. Heart line	5
33A	65. June birthstone	5
34A	66. Letters on an N.Y.C. fare card	3
35A	67. Render beyond repair	5
36A	68. F in music class?	5
37A	69. Introverted	3
38A	70. Shot-put or pole vault	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Wilt"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shape that sags
• Words that mean the same thing: sag down, flag, swag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Midsize Nissan"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTIMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Dirty dog"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who is morally reprehensible
• Words that mean the same thing: hound, blackguard, heel
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Elba, e.g., to Napoléon"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Hammed up"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that do something to an excessive degree
• Words that mean the same thing: exaggerate, overdo
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERDID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Plastic ___ Band"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Org. whose members go on hikes?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NFL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Ice cream flavor"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of numerous climbing plants of the genus vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: vanilla extract
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VANILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Costello of comedy"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Word before bag or bar"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mechanical device for gripping an object
• Words that mean the same thing: snatch, snap up, catch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Form of defamation"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIBEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Feeling no pain"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make numb or insensitive
• Words that mean the same thing: blunt, benumb, asleep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Made privy to, as a secret"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETINON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. The point of mathematics?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
• Words that mean the same thing: denary, decimal fraction
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECIMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Tesla competitor"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the kinetoscope (1847-1931)
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Edison, Thomas Alva Edison
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDISON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. Disorderly crowd"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a disorderly crowd of people
• Words that mean the same thing: ragtag and bobtail, mob, ragtag
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RABBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "29. ___ place"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: I, single, ace
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "30. Extinct relative of an ostrich"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that extinct flightless bird of new zealand
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. Devious maneuver"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
• Words that mean the same thing: stratagem, gambit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Ice cream flavor"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
• Words that mean the same thing: umber, cocoa, drinking chocolate
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHOCOLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Shopping aid"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
• Words that mean the same thing: hale, haul, go-cart
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. A Hatfield vis-à-vis a McCoy"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the contestant you hope to defeat
• Words that mean the same thing: contender, equal, competitor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Treat from a truck, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of mexican descent
• Words that mean the same thing: wetback, greaser
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Virginal"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
• The opposite would be: unchaste
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Had a conniption"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSTIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Makings of maple syrup"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: tomfool, run down, cosh
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. AAA handout"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROADMAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Bathroom item"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
• Words that mean the same thing: tangle, lusterlessness, felt up
• The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Ice cream flavor"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small tree of southern europe and asia minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
• Words that mean the same thing: pistachio tree, Pistacia vera, pistachio nut
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PISTACHIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. See 1-, 12- and 46-Down"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the quantity a scoop will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: exclusive, Georgia home boy, pocket
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Mork's home planet on "Mork & Mindy""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Heart line"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. June birthstone"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
• Words that mean the same thing: off-white, bead, bone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Letters on an N.Y.C. fare card"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Render beyond repair"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the whole amount
• Words that mean the same thing: totality, add up, aggregate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. F in music class?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an asset of special worth or utility
• Words that mean the same thing: strong point, loud, speciality
• The opposite would be: weak point, piano
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Introverted"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quick throw
• Words that mean the same thing: unsure, diffident, timid
• The opposite would be: confident
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "70. Shot-put or pole vault"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something that happens at a given place and time
• Words that mean the same thing: effect, upshot, issue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVENT

  Great job if you got it right!

September 04, 2019 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 14-Down	6
2D	2. Creamy pasta sauce	7
3D	3. Food that jiggles	7
4D	4. Frankie who co-starred in 1965's "Beach Blanket Bingo"	6
5D	5. Leader born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov	5
6D	6. Chi-town paper, with "the"	4
7D	7. Ran in place, in a way	5
8D	8. Big name in the beer aisle	6
9D	9. Inits. on toothpaste tubes	3
10D	10. Detective show whose premiere episode was directed by Steven Spielberg	7
11D	11. Deviation from the norm	7
12D	12. With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 31-Down	6
13D	14. Yum! This won't last long, though!	2
14D	20. Cuts in half	7
15D	22. Corn kernels	7
16D	24. Have a bite	4
17D	26. Georg von Trapp's title in "The Sound of Music": Abbr.	4
18D	30. 1101, in old Rome	3
19D	31. I bet these flavors taste great together!	3
20D	32. "Go Set a Watchman" setting: Abbr.	3
21D	35. Crushed toppings for ice cream sundaes	5
22D	36. Name seen more than 20 times on Iran's flag	5
23D	37. IV units	3
24D	38. "So that's it!"	3
25D	39. Genre introduced to the Grammys in 1989	3
26D	42. Cash box, in brief	3
27D	43. Org. with a World Factbook	3
28D	44. Mel who hit 511 home runs	3
29D	46. With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 56-Down	6
30D	48. Morphinelike drug	6
31D	51. Elementary units	5
32D	52. Sith Lord's title	5
33D	53. Adam who directed "Vice" and "The Big Short"	5
34D	55. Any ___ in a storm	4
35D	56. Wow! Look at the size of this thing!	4
36D	57. Beach bottle inits.	3
37D	58. Top of a corporate ladder, for short	3
38D	59. One under a coxswain's command	3
39D	62. GPS path: Abbr.	3
40D	63. Color akin to butterscotch	3
41D	64. ___-weekly (newspaper type)	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 14-Down"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
• Words that mean the same thing: I, individual, exclusive
• The opposite would be: common, double
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Creamy pasta sauce"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALFREDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Food that jiggles"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin
• Words that mean the same thing: gelatine, gel, jelly
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GELATIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Frankie who co-starred in 1965's "Beach Blanket Bingo""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVALON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Leader born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that russian founder of the bolsheviks and leader of the russian revolution and first head of the ussr (1870-1924)
• Words that mean the same thing: Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Nikolai Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Chi-town paper, with "the""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Ran in place, in a way"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that run disconnected or idle
• Words that mean the same thing: laze, slug, idle
• The opposite would be: work, run
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Big name in the beer aisle"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Miller, Glenn Miller, Arthur Miller
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Inits. on toothpaste tubes"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
• Words that mean the same thing: adenosine deaminase
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Detective show whose premiere episode was directed by Steven Spielberg"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of california, oregon, and washington
• Words that mean the same thing: American gentian, American columbo, deer's-ear
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLUMBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Deviation from the norm"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
• Words that mean the same thing: unusual person, anomalousness
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANOMALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 31-Down"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
• Words that mean the same thing: doubled, doubling, two-fold
• The opposite would be: single, multivalent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOUBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Yum! This won't last long, though!"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist group of protestants who oppose any political settlement with irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks catholic interests in northern ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Orange Group
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Cuts in half"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cut in half or cut in two
• Words that mean the same thing: bisect
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BISECTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Corn kernels"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIBLETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Have a bite"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (yiddish) a snack or light meal
• Words that mean the same thing: snack
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Georg von Trapp's title in "The Sound of Music": Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. 1101, in old Rome"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. I bet these flavors taste great together!"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OOV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. "Go Set a Watchman" setting: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Crushed toppings for ice cream sundaes"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo, oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Name seen more than 20 times on Iran's flag"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that muslim name for the one and only god
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. IV units"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
• Words that mean the same thing: mil, milliliter, cubic centimetre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. "So that's it!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Genre introduced to the Grammys in 1989"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: strike, hip-hop, whack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Cash box, in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: automatic teller, standard atmosphere, asynchronous transfer mode
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Org. with a World Factbook"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Mel who hit 511 home runs"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 56-Down"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
• Words that mean the same thing: triplet, three-base hit, triad
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Morphinelike drug"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPIATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Elementary units"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: corpuscle, atom, molecule
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Sith Lord's title"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Adam who directed "Vice" and "The Big Short""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCKAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Any ___ in a storm"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
• Words that mean the same thing: porthole, port wine, interface
• The opposite would be: starboard
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Wow! Look at the size of this thing!"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OOOV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Beach bottle inits."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sun protection factor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Top of a corporate ladder, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. One under a coxswain's command"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. GPS path: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. Color akin to butterscotch"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: suntan, topaz, sunburn
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "64. ___-weekly (newspaper type)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: elevation, EL, altitude
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	44	55.7%
Short Answer	25	31.6%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
Science/Technology	2	2.5%
Music	2	2.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	4.6 letters
Shortest Answer	2 letters
Longest Answer	9 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025 at 02:42 PM